Seaside Holidays at Loews Hotel

Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, the family-friendly oceanfront property, announces its anticipated annual holiday program, Seaside Holidays. Guests are invited to celebrate the season with the best of holiday cheer, including seasonal dining experiences like Breakfast with Santa, Tea with Twist with performances by Elemental Music, and Brunch with Santa Paws in partnership with Healthy Spot, as well as live entertainment several times a week, and a Seaside Cinema series screening classic holiday films. Many of the experiences are open to non-hotel guests and locals as well.

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Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
1700 Ocean Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Phone: (310) 458-6700
Online: loewshotels.com/santa-monica

Holidays at The Village at Totem Lake

The Village at Totem Lake in Kirkland is your place for the holidays. This season, your family will enjoy a full schedule of holiday activities that is sure to fill you with holiday cheer from photos with Santa in his Winter Wonderland by reservation, visits with Santa’s friends including Mrs. Claus, the elves, the Snow Kings, and more, carolers strolling The Village, and so much more.

Explore The Village and discover the magic of the holidays.Visit TheVillageAtTotemLake.com for more details.

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The Village at Totem Lake
11901 NE Village Plaza
Kirkland, WA 98034
Online: thevillageattotemlake.com/

Snowflake Lane

See the magic of Snowflake Lane at The Bellevue Collection. Experience the wonder of falling snow, dazzling lights, festive music, toy drummers, dancers and holiday floats in this complimentary nightly parade. Join us on the sidewalks of Bellevue Way between Bellevue Square and Lincoln Square from NE 4th to NE 8th Streets every night at 7 p.m. from November 25th through December 24th. Park in any of our free parking garages and choose your favorite spot on the sidewalk to see the show.

Looking to stay just steps away from Snowflake Lane? Start a holiday tradition when you book your Snowflake Lane Getaway at one of three on-site hotels and receive a $100 Bellevue Collection Gift Card each night you stay, good at all Bellevue Collection shops, restaurants and entertainment venues, plus receive an additional $20 gift card for becoming a Be. Rewards member.

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The Bellevue Collection
575 Bellevue Square
Bellevue, WA 98004
Online: snowflakelane.com/

Chicago Wolves Ice Rink in Rosemont

Rosemont’s Parkway Bank Park entertainment district is thrilled to kick off the holiday season with the return of its Chicago Wolves Ice Rink Saturday, November 19. Visitors can enjoy ice skating beginning at 11 a.m. in addition to several other holiday offerings available throughout the afternoon leading up to the Park’s annual “Light Up The Park” tree lighting event. Admission to the Chicago Wolves Ice Rink is free. Guests are invited to bring their own skates. Skate rentals are also available on-site for $8 a pair.

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Chicago Wolves Ice Rink at Rosemont’s Parkway Bank Park
5501 Park Pl
Rosemont, IL 60018
Online: https://sparklerosemont.com/

Sparkle Light Festival

Sparkle Light Festival at Impact Field in Rosemont is the premier holiday destination for families this winter. Guests can immerse themselves in millions of sparkling lights as they stroll through illuminated villages with custom holiday features. Take a ride on the 2-story ice slide, enjoy free train rides, and celebrate the holidays with a menu of festive food and beverages. Sparkle Light Festival also offers interactive children’s activities featuring a maze, letters to Santa and more. For tickets and more information visit SparkleRosemont.com.

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Sparkle Light Festival
9850 Balmoral Ave
Rosemont, IL 60018
Email: info@sparklerosemont.com
Phone: (847) 636-5450
Online: https://sparklerosemont.com/

Winter Fun at National Children’s Museum

Imagine a place where you can build a car to race toward a photo finish, navigate a three-story climber to zip down a thrilling slide, and control the weather using a green screen all in one day! The possibilities are endless at National Children’s Museum in D.C., where hands-on learning and play fuel STEAM adventures. Part children’s museum, part science center, the Museum engages children under twelve and their families in shared learning experiences through playful exhibits and programs that explore science, technology, engineering, arts, and math concepts. This winter, join us for:

Emotions at Play with Pixar’s Inside Out, showing in the Museum’s Visiting Exhibit Hall through January 8, 2023;
STEAM story times on Thursdays at 10:30 am and early learner music programs on Fridays at 10:30 am; and
Birthday parties to mark your young innovator’s meaningful milestones.

National Children’s Museum is located in the heart of downtown, just steps from the Mall and Federal Triangle Metro Station. Open 9:30 am – 4:30 pm every day but Tuesdays with admission of $15.95 for visitors one and older. Ready to cross of your holiday gift list? Give the gift play with a Museum family membership! Learn more and reserve your tickets at www.nationalchildrensmuseum.org.

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National Children’s Museum
Online: https://www.nationalchildrensmuseum.org

Winter Wander Trail of Lights

The beauty of light and the whimsy of nature intertwine harmoniously at the Boar’s Head Resort Winter Wander Trail of Lights. Experience the nature of a rolling landscape during this illuminated lakeside stroll as an extraordinary palette of colorful illuminations blanket the natural surroundings for a magical show of lights like no other.

Tickets and an exclusive overnight stay package are now available. Overnight Winter Wander stay package guests will receive luxurious accommodations, tickets for each night to the Winter Wander trail of lights and an exclusive Winter Wander keepsake. http://www.BoarsHeadResort.com/Wander

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Boar’s Head Resort
200 Ednam Dr
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Email: resortinquiry@boarsheadresort.com
Phone: 4342962181
Online: http://www.boarsheadresort.com

S.T.E.A.M. Fun with iCAMP

Photo by: iCAMP STEAM Summer & School Holiday Camps

Looking for something fun to do during the upcoming school holidays? iCAMP is offering drop-in school holiday camps at locations in NYC, Westchester, and the Hamptons.

Keep your creative kid busy and entertained at iCAMP’s holistic S.T.E.A.M. program where campers learn by doing. Your camper will become a creator during iCAMP’s school holiday camps that focus on teaching topics like coding, robotics, studio and graphic art, science, filmmaking, video game design, 3D printing, and more.

Our instructors are experienced in making projects engaging and thought provoking. They strive to ensure campers truly learn and are supported during fun, project-based activities. Every day time is spent being active in nearby parks or in movement spaces once it becomes too cold outside!

Join iCAMP for one of these upcoming camps*:

Election Day: November 8
Veterans Day: November 11
Thanksgiving Break: November 21-26
Winter Break: December 19-24, and December 26-31
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: January 16

*Camp schedules differ by location, be sure to check the available dates at your preferred location

iCAMP’s school holiday camps run through the end of the school – and then it’s time for summer camp!

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iCAMP
Email: hello@icamp.com
Phone: 917-970-7791
Online: https://www.icamp.com

Cinnamon Bear Breakfast Cruises

Cinnamon Bear and his friends from Maybeland are back for a brand new cruise this holiday season! The whole family will enjoy reserved seating aboard the Portland Spirit and a plated breakfast while a cast of fanciful characters entertains the kids with storytelling, music and magic. Tickets include a picture with Cinnamon Bear atop his magical throne and much more! Cinnamon Bear has been a holiday tradition for generations and you’re invited to make this season one your child will remember forever.

Cruise Dates: Nov. 26-27 & Dec. 4, 10-11, 17-18, 22-24, 26-27

Boarding: 9 am
Cruising: 9:30 am – 11:30 am

Departure Point: Salmon Springs Dock at 1010 SW Naito Pkwy, Portland, OR 97204
Returns to same dock.

What’s Included:

2-hour cruise on the Willamette River
Plated breakfast with fresh fruit, eggs, bacon, potatoes and more
Hot cocoa, orange juice, coffee, hot tea
Photo with Cinnamon Bear for every child 12 and younger
Character autograph sessions
Coloring and other activity stations
Private reserved table
Service gratuity

Portland Spirit
1010 SW Naito Pkwy
Portland, OR 97204
Email: info@portlandspirit.com
Phone: 503-224-3900
Online: https://portlandspirit.com/

Experience Holiday Fun at the Nutcracker

A treasured holiday tradition continues as Oregon Ballet Theatre returns George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® to the Keller Auditorium. Brave toy soldiers battle mischievous mice, snowflakes dance, and we are carried away to a magical Land of Sweets, all to Tchaikovsky’s unforgettable score! This year, make Oregon Ballet Theatre’s production of Balanchine’s Nutcracker a part of your holiday tradition. Create memories to last a lifetime as you experience this exquisitely danced confection with family and friends.

Featuring 12 performances with the OBT Orchestra, this family-friendly performance is not to be missed! Join us December 10-24 for one of the sweetest treats of the holiday season. Tickets start at just $24. Learn more and purchase yours today on our website.

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Oregon Ballet Theatre
Email: marketing@obt.org
Phone: (503) 227-0977
Online: https://www.obt.org/